Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-10-13
wANfEp ro NeIoHnoa.
Modest Demands Of Woman who II
Iicvcd IN Welcoming Ne,v-Cotnera

Modest demands Of Woman who he
iievcd In welcoming Newcomers.
We moved on tile first OF the month
into n noighborhood in which we
found ourselves among strangers We
had been Informed by our landlord,
however that we would find the peo-
pie "sociablc aud neighborly In the
vicinity Of ohr new homo. This we
found to be true, and we record our
experience, that those who read II
may arm themselves with shot-guns
or other weapons of defense, should
they contemplate coming into our
nelghborhood,
We hadn't Unpacked our goods yet,
when a long. lank. sallow woman
climbed over the back fence and came
shambling into the house without OBJ
serving the polite custom Of first ring
ing the bell.
"I'm. Mis- Sary Ann Begg she
said by way Of formal Introduce on. II
thought I'd come right in an, git ac-
quainted fust of nm let you know /
was willin' to neighbdr With toti. II
thSy any thing lido jes natchelly love
it's to neghbor with folks, an liked
your looks the minnit seed you.
amt got but minnit to stay; thought
you might feel more TO home II YOU
Ind al Introduce to some Of your
neighbors an knowed they was willin'
to neighbor with you. I'm willin' to
neighbor with anybody that's decent.
But must hurry home l just brung
tercup along thnkih' ihdbbe l
could Bdrry II full of coffee. Tn jest
out an hadn't nobody to send for any
I'm short Of sugar, too, an il you
could spare me tin cup full I'd be
'blceged to you. You see I'm Jest that
ncghborly come right in to borry of
you fus' thing"
My wife got the. woman the things
she wanted aud she cleared out after
saying for the nineteenth time that she
"callatcd on neighborin' with us right
along" Before night she vaulted
lightly over the fence and tame in
again.
Here | am agin, she said, cheerily.
Thought mebbe you'd be lonesome
'thout no one to neighbor with.
found myself short o. tea for supper
au' thought Id run in an see how you
was gittin' 0n. an neighbor with you
some more. My flour bar'l played out
to-day, an | amt had time to go down
town an order another, so If you'll fill
this bag With Hour III be 'blceged.
Amt got any number forty white
thread, have you? Yes? Well, I'd
like to borry your spool, and II you'll
jest stick a needle or two in with it I'd
like it, Amt got no bread baked.
have you2 a half a loaf is all l need,
and If you could let me have the loan
of butter enough TO 80 with it it'd be
favor
Tho meek little wife gave the neigh.
bor' all she wanted, and she struck a
line for home. We were eating
on supper when the lank female APP
pearcd again.
"My man wants to NJ ghbor with
you, too, He's bot the size of your
man. We're goin' TO ball tonight
and If you'd loan him some dancm'
boots and white vest he'd be thank
full ! brung this cup for little SALT
and
An old shotgun Of mine was in a
corner. picked it up and said coldly
and cruelty, and in dead carnesti
"You clear outi And don tyou ever
come back while you live. We're not
in the ncighbOring business at present.
Avauntr'
She avaunted-and the next day she
circulated report throughout the
town TO the effect that she had caught
me whipping my wife; that had been
in State prison; that was half negro;
that our children had been IN the re-
form school; that our furniture was
mortgagel; that we were living under
an assumed name and that a reward
was offered for my arrest for bigamy
and highway robbery. -ZsHas Dane, B
Iid-Bts.